Japanese nursing has developed along Western lines since World War II. It is now seeking to create its own purpose and direction. (JOW)

Discusses the role of research in nursing education, its purpose and problems, and whether nursing research methodology should continue as is or change. Two case studies of research that used qualitative methodology are presented and discussed. (CT)

The complete list of programs leading to an associate degree in nursing that are accredited by the National League for Nursing is presented, without annotation. The institutions are listed alphabetically by State. (Author/AJ)

Feminist approaches in nursing education have the potential to reconceptualize nursing curricula. Ideally, they can also reframe women's health care. (JOW)

The simulated clinical laboratory is part of a senior clinical course at the College of St. Catherine focusing on nursing intervention in client situations that encompass multiple problems or require rapid decision making, communication, and intervention. The simulation includes video and telephone role playing. (CH)

A generation ago the model for an expanded role for nurses included comprehensive health assessment through appropriate and systematic data collection. Today the scope of nursing practice has made aspects of that model obsolete and it is time to redefine that role to reflect nursing education and practice in the 1980s. (JOW)

Discusses the four textbooks, written in the last quarter of the 19th century, that shaped nursing in the United States. They provided technical information in a systematic fashion, established an autonomous literature that guided nurses in school and beyond, and defined the training school curriculum. (JOW)

Discusses specific models for program evaluation and applies them to nursing programs. Provides guidelines for model selection and implementation to enhance the success of evaluation. (JOW)

Nursing faculty surveyed (n=281) displayed moderately positive perceptions of organizational culture, but used fewer than half of empowering teaching behaviors and emphasized content- over process-oriented teaching. Lack of a relationship between empowering teaching behaviors and organizational culture was apparent. (SK)

Academic nursing proteges can take an active role in finding mentors by following these principles: know yourself; develop realistic expectations; get to know others; negotiate for what you need; and learn from every experience. (SK)

"The values of nursing must not get lost in the dominant medical culture. If they do, you justly risk the epithet of junior doctor. Our patients do not need junior doctors. They need the knowledge and skills of both medicine and nursing." (Author)

Use of a nursing assessment/patient history tool developed by project faculty at the school of nursing, University of California, San Francisco and used in a primary care clinic assisted nursing students in collecting patient information, making home visits, functioning as team members, recording data, and in defining their nursing role. (EA)

Explores the financial aspects of several curricular sacred cows including curriculum composition, student interaction, curricular design, course structure, and delivery of instruction. (JOW)

The most critical elements of any nursing curriculum are the philosophy, objectives, conceptual framework, and level objectives. All aspects of each of these elements need to be systematically organized and carefully articulated to provide a firm foundation upon which a curriculum can be developed. (Author)